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IIRC, the Paddington Bear in the glass case at Paddington Station was
removed "for the duration of the renovations", but doesn't seem to have ever reappeared? |
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Bob Martin wrote:
IIRC, the Paddington Bear in the glass case at Paddington Station was removed "for the duration of the renovations", but doesn't seem to have ever reappeared? Asylum process fell through and he was shipped back to Peru. |
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Bob Martin wrote:
IIRC, the Paddington Bear in the glass case at Paddington Station was removed "for the duration of the renovations", but doesn't seem to have ever reappeared? He was on Al-Jazeera. Apparently, the RMT union kidnapped the bear threatening to behead it unless Arthur Scargill could be given an honorary GCSE. But then Bob Crow started an intimate relationship with our Peruvian friend that will no doubt be made one day into a block-busting tear-jerker. And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! -- Al |
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"Al" wrote in message
... And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! Didn't he used to point at Shaftesbury? Where does he point now? -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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John Rowland wrote:
"Al" wrote in message ... And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! Didn't he used to point at Shaftesbury? Where does he point now? As an aside, 'Eros' is actually the christian angel of charity rather than the greek god. He did use to face Shaftesbury Avenue, but now faces Lower Regent Street. -- Al |
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"Al" wrote in message
... John Rowland wrote: "Al" wrote in message ... And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! Didn't he used to point at Shaftesbury? He did use to face Shaftesbury Avenue Oh, I thought he pointed at Shaftesbury (the town in or near Dorset) -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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"Al" wrote in message
... John Rowland wrote: "Al" wrote in message ... And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! Didn't he used to point at Shaftesbury? Where does he point now? As an aside, 'Eros' is actually the christian angel of charity rather than the greek god. He did use to face Shaftesbury Avenue, but now faces Lower Regent Street. Also, the arrow that he carries points downwards, as if to bury the shaft (shafts-bury, get it?) - maybe it wasn't such an appalling pun when the Eros statue was originally designed! |
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In message , Al
writes John Rowland wrote: "Al" wrote in message ... And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! Didn't he used to point at Shaftesbury? Where does he point now? As an aside, 'Eros' is actually the christian angel of charity rather than the greek god. He did use to face Shaftesbury Avenue, but now faces Lower Regent Street. Just to add to your (correct) observations. The statue was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert and is the first public statue made from Aluminium. To re-inforce the point (pun intended) there is *no* arrow in the bow to signify 'the shaft is buried' Mike -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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![]() "Mike Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , Al writes John Rowland wrote: "Al" wrote in message ... And they put Eros back facing the wrong way too. *******s! Didn't he used to point at Shaftesbury? Where does he point now? As an aside, 'Eros' is actually the christian angel of charity rather than the greek god. He did use to face Shaftesbury Avenue, but now faces Lower Regent Street. Just to add to your (correct) observations. The statue was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert and is the first public statue made from Aluminium. To re-inforce the point (pun intended) there is *no* arrow in the bow to signify 'the shaft is buried' Mike -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England Just a thought if EROS is facing the wrong way does that mean that you have to propell slowly??? ;-) Jim |
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On Wednesday, in article
"Bob Martin" wrote: IIRC, the Paddington Bear in the glass case at Paddington Station was removed "for the duration of the renovations", but doesn't seem to have ever reappeared? Last time I was there (in March) the bronze statue was there. But I've never seen one in a glass case. -- Raj Rijhwani | This is the voice of the Mysterons... | ... We know that you can hear us Earthmen http://www.rijhwani.org/raj/ | "Lieutenant Green: Launch all Angels!" |
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